Import product concentration index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Import product concentration index was 0.1164 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Import product concentration index in Eritrea, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for import product concentration index in Eritrea is 0.1164, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import product concentration index in Eritrea peaked at 0.18 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0687, in 1999.
Eritrea ranks 32nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Import product concentration index in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1334 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1193 | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1116 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1292 | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0887 | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0897 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0824 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1311 | +59.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0965 | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0993 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0827 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.18 | +117.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1142 | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 0.101 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0938 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1164 | +24.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1164 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1472, 79% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1164 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1457, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1125 | 0.0687 | 0.1334 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1066 | 0.0824 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1051 | 0.0938 | 0.1164 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import product concentration index in Eritrea?
- Import product concentration index in Eritrea was 0.1164 in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
- What is the highest import product concentration index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 in 2007.
- What is the lowest import product concentration index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0687 in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for import product concentration index?
- Eritrea ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import product concentration index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Import product concentration index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator reflects the Herfindahl-Hirschmann index measure of the degree of import concentration within a country. The sectoral Hirschmann index is defined as the square root of the sum of the squared shares of exports of each industry in total exports for the region under study. Takes a value between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating that only a single product is exported. Higher values indicate that imports are concentrated in fewer sectors. On the contrary, values closer to 0 reflect a more equal distribution of market shares among importers. Note that this type of concentration indicator tends to be quite vulnerable to cyclical fluctuations in relative-prices, in a way that commodity price rises make commodity importers look more concentrated.